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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-47
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
205 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: KIM RUNK
CHIEF...INTEGRATED SERVICES DIVISION
CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS KANSAS CITY MO
SUBJECT: TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS FOR
THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING AT NWS CENTRAL REGION
WFOS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES
/WFOS/ IN THE NWS CENTRAL REGION /CR/ WILL TRANSITION THE
MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL
STATUS.
THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING IS AN EVENT DRIVEN INTERNET
ACCESSIBLE MULTIMEDIA SITE THAT PROVIDES CORE PARTNERS WITH
DECISION SUPPORT INFORMATION CONCERNING HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS
WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA OF A CR WFO.
THE PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED PROVIDED AVAILABLE
PERSONNEL ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR HIGHER PRIORITY DUTIES. WHEN
AVAILABLE THE PRODUCT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE VIA a HYPERLINK IN THE
WEB PAGE HEADLINE OR DIRECTLY VIEWABLE BY TYPING IN THE
FOLLOWING URL IN YOUR BROWSER /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/XXX/?N=WEBBRIEFING
WHERE XXX IS THE NWS THREE-LETTER WFO IDENTIFIER.
A MAP SHOWING ALL CR WFOS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CR_WFOS.PDF
AN EXAMPLE OF THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MKX/?N=WEBBRIEFING-EXAMPLE
A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MULTIMEDIA WEATHER BRIEFING
CAN BE FOUND IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
KIM RUNK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MO
816-268-3140
KIM.RUNK@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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